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(11) | EP 2 495 680 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | Information processing system, information processor, image forming apparatus, and information processing method |
| (57) The present invention relates to an information processor 10 in an information processing
system including a plurality of apparatuses 20 configured to execute one or more applications
24, the information processor 10 being connected to the apparatuses 20 through a network
30. The information processor 10 includes: apparatus identification information obtaining
means for obtaining, from the apparatuses 20, apparatus identification information
identifying the respective apparatuses 20, license status obtaining means for obtaining
the license status information that is a list of applications 24 correlated with the
corresponding apparatuses 20 based on the apparatus identification information and
the license information, license data obtaining means for obtaining license data that
authorises the use of the applications 24 from a computer connected through the network
30 and license status information updating means for updating the license status information
based on the license data. The invention further relates to an information processing
system including a plurality of apparatuses 20 configured to execute one or more applications
24, and the information processor 10 connected to the apparatuses 20 through the network
30. The apparatuses 20 may include license status information generating means for
generating license status information that is a list of applications 24 correlated
with the corresponding apparatuses 20 based on the apparatus identification information
and the license information and license status information generating means for generating
the license status information.
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